Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission

Noninjecting illicit drug users (NIDUs) present high risk for HIV infection, due especially to transactional sex. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among NIDUs in the Southwest region of Goiás State, Central Brazil. The prevalence of self-reported tra...

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Published in:TheScientificWorld 2016, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-7
Main Authors: Lucchese, Roselma, Vera, Ivânia, Felipe, Rodrigo Lopes de, Silva, Graciele Cristina, Fernandes, Inaina Lara, Rodovalho, Aurélio Goulart, Guimarães, Rafael Alves, Gregório, Valéria Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Anesthesia
Behavior disorders
Brazil
Cocaine
Condoms
Drug addicts
Drugs
Ecstasy
Family income
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - transmission
Homeless people
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Lentivirus
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Male
Marijuana
Prevalence
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Psychotropic drugs
Questionnaires
Retroviridae
Risk Factors
Sex Work
Sexual behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sociodemographics
Statistics
Street Drugs
Substance-Related Disorders
Unsafe Sex
Variables
Violence
Women
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Summary:Noninjecting illicit drug users (NIDUs) present high risk for HIV infection, due especially to transactional sex. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among NIDUs in the Southwest region of Goiás State, Central Brazil. The prevalence of self-reported transactional sex was 22.8%. Prevalence in women and men was 52.7% and 16.8%, respectively, a significant difference (p
ISSN:2356-6140
1537-744X
1537-744X
DOI:10.1155/2016/4690628